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The NEXT: Appreciation Of The Past

UCLA's 88-game winning streak was absolutely amazing.

by Ted Bauer

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You ain't gonna see this again anytime soon.

This much is known: there are no more major undefeateds in college basketball. Also obvious: the last major undefeated team was the '76 Hoosiers, meaning (if our math is correct) it's been thirty-two years since a squad ran the table. We realize college basketball now is far different from college basketball then, but honestly, doesn't Virginia Tech over Wake Forest make you think how absolutely insane UCLA's 88-game win streak was? Rick Reilly gets it.


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